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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acta Oncol. 2010 Aug;49(6):757–766. doi: 10.3109/0284186X.2010.485209

Table 5.

Association of cancer prevention clinical trial barrier subscales and demographic factors to interest in first-degree relatives in participation in a cancer prevention clinical trial (n=60 complete data)a

Variable Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval
Information sources scale 3.36b (1.04,10.84)
Preferences for prevention approaches scale 0.97c (0.38,2.48)
Psychosocial factors scale 2.47d (1.15,5.31)
Confounders
Sex (Female) 0.94 (0.25,3.61)
Age 1.12 (0.90,1.39)
Education (Some college) 0.96 (0.29,3.17)
Married/partnered 2.55 (0.63,10.36)
Number of relatives with cancer 1.27 (0.54,3.00)
How often FDR is involved with care of patient 0.92 (0.59,1.44)
Employed/seeking employment 0.20 (0.01,3.29)
a

Cumulative logistic regression slope estimates for 3-level ordinal variable: “I would participate in a cancer prevention clinical trial if it was offered to me.”

b

Odds ratio for individuals who are more information source responsive versus less

c

Odds ratio for individuals who are less averse to treatments versus more

d

Odds ratio for individuals who report fewer psychosocial barriers versus more